According to SahamNews – official website of National Trust Party (chaired by Mehdi Karroubi) – yesterday evening, security forces raided the home of Mehdi Karroubi and confiscated many of his books and documents. Based on this report security forces imprisoned Mehdi Karroubi and his wife – Fatemeh Karroubi – in separate rooms and then started to search their home and changed all the locks of the home. Since last night when this event happened to this moment, despite all efforts to get some information regarding the well-being of Mehdi Karroubi and his wife there has been absolutely no information.

Additionally, security forces by raiding the home of Ali Karroubi, youngest son of Mehdi Karroubi, arrested him and his wife –Nafiseh Panahi . Ms. Nafiseh Panahi , who is a sister of three Iran-Iraq war martyrs, was released hours later but to this moment there is no information regarding the situation and well-being of Ali Karroubi.

Ali Karroubi is Mehdi Karroubi’s third son who was arrested during last year’s Feb 11, 2010 demonstrations on the anniversary of Islamic Revolution; Ali Karroubi was brutally beaten and tortured while in custody last year.

Also security forces yet again in order to arrest Mehdi Karroubi’s eldest son, raided Hossein Karroubi’s home but since he was not home they could no arrest him.

Please read the previous reports about the attacks on Mehdi Karroubi’s residence by pro-government thugs here.

Mehdi Karroubi and Mir Hossein Mousavi along with their wives have been under house arrest since last week following their call for peaceful demonstrations in support for the democratic uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia.

Brave Women Of Iran

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